A powerful March storm has been lashing the West Coast with heavy rainfall, gusty winds and snowfall in the mountains –– shifting southward and posing a particular threat to communities scorched by the deadly Los Angeles wildfires from the start of the year.

A strong storm system is expected to “blast through” Los Angeles and Orange County tonight, bringing a heavy dose of rain over a short period of time and prompting evacuation orders, flood warnings and road closures.

A storm is dropping significant rain across Southern California, triggering the risk of mudslides, flooding and debris flows in recent burn scar areas.

A storm soaking the state on Wednesday and Thursday is bringing new danger to the area hit by wildfires earlier this year.

A flood watch remains in effect Thursday for parts of Southern California as the region experiences rainfall and flooding conditions.

Los Angeles police distributed address-specific evacuation orders Tuesday to residents in burn areas of the Palisades, Sunset and Hurst fires, which are expected to be “susceptible to heavy rain.” Heavy rain was expected to last through early Thursday morning,

Southern California was being pounded by a major storm Thursday morning, bringing evacuation warnings and fears of mudslides.

Heavy rain pounded the Los Angeles area early Thursday, bringing a threat of flooding and debris flows to spots impacted by wildfires.

An atmospheric river storm is pounding parts of California with torrential rain, strong winds and snow that is leading to issues from San Francisco to Los Angeles, including areas impacted by wildfires.